B-strep

[Rianna]

Who's had b-strep and did or didn't you get anti-biotics during labour?

I was group-b streb and managed to get 1 lot of IV antibiotics before delivery.

Becky was also positive from the swaps they take after birth, but she did not need any medication.

Me, and I did, two doses, 4 hour interval. Stayed in for 48 hours. Dd had a rather scary rise in temp around 15 hours after she was born, but it went back down again after a couple of hours for no apparent reason. Just to stop me sleeping I reckon!

I was, and got IV antibiotics during labour. It was all over my notes and they took it quite seriously. Baby tested negative.

Sorry to be ignorant - where and when do they swab you?? Is everyone tested?

I don't think it's routine, It's only picked up if you have swabs for something else, iirc

That's right, they don't routinely test in this country although they do in the States and some European countries. I volunteered to take part in a survey for my local hospital, which was testing some pregnant women to see how many would have group b strep - that was the only reason they found out I had it.

i didn't know I had B Strep until my daughter was rushed into special care the first night after she was born and was then given antibiotics every 12 hours for a week until she fought off a B strep infection. These are potentially serious; meningitis, septecaemia. My hospital doesn't test for it. I was told, rather casually at my six week check, that Group B strep had caused the infection. Am furious that healthcare professionals treat it so lightly. my daughter could have died.

I knew going into my last pregnancy that I had it. I had big yellow stickers all over my notes but even so I got just 40 mins of antibiotics during labour. I have quick labours which reduces the risk as the baby isn't in the birth canal for v long.

I'm v glad I know about it - made me able to protect the baby. There's a relatively new test which (last year anyway) was only available privately, which is much more accurate than the NHS test.

my sister died from b step soon after she was born, hospital didnt give mum any antibiotics and she only lasted 4 days, you can pay for a test the nhs charge about 18 pounds but it isnt always accurate, best to pay the money and get a better 1.